This set combines the power of Pimsleur Japanese I audio CDS with text and audio based courses. Comprehensive Japanese I includes 30 lessons of essential grammar and vocabulary -- 16 hours of real-life spoken practice sessions -- plus an introduction to reading. The two additional courses are German Familiarization and Short Term Training Course and the Foreign Service Institute's German Level 1 Basic Course. This remastered Foreign Service course is designed to give students a command of spoken German. It lays a solid foundation for comprehensive language skills, and provides systematically for the development of reading proficiency based on oral skills. The courses are sufficient for a working knowledge of the grammar and pronunciation, and will serve the needs of travelers and business people. All of these courses present the subject language in a way that allows students to master the material quickly and thoroughly, while moving at their own pace through lessons and reviews. This edition includes a printed text book and audio MP3 files. The FAST Course is an excellent course for those who need a fast but in depth course for living and working side by side people whose language and customs are different from your own. The FAST methodology is challenging, intensive, but most importantly, practical. It is also complete in the sense that the most common situations are included. In is designed to develop your confidence to use the language you know. Unlike most traditional language programs, FAST courses are organized around selected situations and not around bits of the language. The situations encountered are everyday life scenarios. This edition includes a CD ROM with a printed text book and audio MP3 files.
